Somerset Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Somerset Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham

British politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1803

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1884

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham (18 October 1803 – 4 June 1884) was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Henry Maxwell, 6th Baron Farnham and Lady Anne Butler. From 1839 to 1840, he was a Member of Parliament for Cavan and in 1844 High Sheriff of Cavan. He married twice, firstly on 30 May 1839 to Dorothea Pennefather (1824–1861), daughter of the eminent judge Richard Pennefather and his wife Jane Bennett.
He married secondly on 31 May 1864 to Mary Anne Delap (died 1873), daughter of Samuel Delap of Monellan, County Donegal.
On his older brother's death, he succeeded as 8th Baron Farnham on 20 August 1868.
He died on 4 June 1884, without issue, and was succeeded by his younger brother, James.